Spring has sprung, the river is rising, and when Luann Dupree, the head of River Bendβs Historical Society, vanishes into the night, everyone in town is convinced sheβs run off with her Internet Romeo. But her lifelong friend, Sarah Biddle, is convinced Luann is the victim of foul play. No one believes herβnot even her husband, the local sheriff, so she turns to Helen Evans for help.
As River Bendβs resident puzzle-solver, Helenβs tackled many a local mystery before. So she agrees to help Sarah, even though sheβs not so sure herself that Luann is really in trouble. But as the townβs flood waters slowly recede, dead fish and muck arenβt the only things Helen finds. She begins to uncover town secrets, false identitiesβ¦and the very real chance that Luann might not be discovered aliveβ¦